Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is a science museum located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago. It is housed in the Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Initially endowed by Julius Rosenwald, the Sears, Roebuck and Company president and philanthropist, it was supported by the Commercial Club of Chicago and opened in 1933 during the Century of Progress Exposition.
The south facade of the Museum of Science and Industry overlooks a reflecting lagoon in Jackson Park | |
Former name | Palace of Fine Arts |
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| Established | 1933 |
| Location | 5700 South Lake Shore Drive (at East 57th Street), Chicago, Illinois, U.S., 60637 |
| Type | Science and technology museum |
| Visitors | 1.5 million (2016) |
| Public transit access | CTA Bus routes: Routes 6 and 28 (to 56th Street and Hyde Park Boulevard) Route 10 (to Museum of Science and Industry) Route 55 (to Museum of Science and Industry) Metra Train: 55th–56th-57th Street Station (between Stony Island and Lake Park Avenues) |
| Website | www |
| Designated | November 1, 1995 |
Among the museum's exhibits are a full-size replica coal mine, German submarine U-505 captured during World War II, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) model railroad, the command module of Apollo 8, and the first diesel-powered streamlined stainless-steel passenger train (Pioneer Zephyr).